Friday, March 29, 2024
40.2 F
Kilmarnock

Boys & Girls Club implements creative summer reading program

Sandy Sperry introduces summer program students to the work of honeybees.

About 50 children, ages 6-9, are participating in the Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Neck’s summer program at Lancaster Primary School. A new summer reading program to help bridge the summer learning gap is now part of that experience.

Volunteers Maria Bradley, Pauli Dillard, Lynne Engstrom, Kara Johnson, Susan Ludeman, Kim Pate, Ginger Philbrick and Sandy Sperry are working with groups of six to eight children for 30-minute sessions three days each week. Activities include games related to beginning sounds and short and long vowel sounds as well as sight word activities such as Go Fish and Memory using these words.

“The children are also working on their comprehension skills by participating in reading a chapter book…

Rappahannock Record Staff
Rappahannock Record Staffhttp://www.rrecord.com
From the Rappahannock Record news team

Follow us on Social Media

Your Local Weather

Kilmarnock
overcast clouds
40.2 ° F
46.7 °
36.7 °
75 %
0.6mph
100 %
Fri
58 °
Sat
66 °
Sun
64 °
Mon
60 °
Tue
77 °